Reports and research launched at the 4th World Water Forum

United Nations World Water Development Report 2006

This second edition focuses on governance and political corruption which costs the water sector millions of dollars every year and especially affects the poor.

African Development Bank Water Report

A new report prepared on behalf of the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UN-Water/Africa, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the NEPAD Secretariat.  In total, says the report, only 3.8% of water resources in Africa are developed for water supply, irrigation and hydropower use.
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African water ministers want to promote cooperation on the development of effective early warning systemsfor the mitigation of water-related disasters Read more
World Water Council The Right to Water: from concept to implementation
Analyzes the measures needed to implement the right to water at the local level and their effectiveness. Included in the report is a list of case studies.

WaterAid - Bridging the gap - Citizens' Action for Accountability in Water and Sanitation

Details the experiences of WaterAid and its partner organizations in Africa and Asia in the inauguration of Citizens' Action projects designed to empower local communities.

The International Rivers Network - Spreading the Water Wealth: Making Water Infrastructure Work for the Poor

Focuses on water infrastructure and poverty and presents a proposal for a new global water policy that is propoor and environmentally sustainable. 

Global Water Partnership IWRM survey

The results of its second informal survey of the status of 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development target for countries to develop national IWRM and Water Efficiency Plans by 2005.

Bread for the World (Germany)  - Water for Food - Water for Profit 

A briefing on the water policy of the World Bank backing the campaign for Water as a Human Right

Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)  - For Her - It's the Big Issue

A new evidence report documenting the benefits of women's involvement in water, sanitation and hygiene efforts.

World Development Movement - Pipe Dreams

Examines the empirical evidence of the numbers of new connections to water supply resulting from investment by private sector water companies in developing countries.

World Wildlife Fund report - Conflicting EU Funds
Despite the EU commitment to halt biodiversity loss by 2010 vast sums of EU money are being spent on roads, dams and irrigation schemes which threaten endangered species and habitats in Europe.

OTHER REPORTS

The International Institute for Sustainable Development Reporting Services is recognized for its objectivity and expertise. They sent a had a team of reporters to Mexico City and have reported on the big plenary sessions and other discussions.  Read detailed summaries of daily events, outcomes and messages. However there is no reporting of our own meetings. Read it here

Internationational Office for Water (IOWater) and the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) Read in English, Spanish and French